ABOUT

Based in Edmonton, Canada, Alex McGuckin has dedicated the last twenty years to studying the craft of bookbinding. What began as a rather intensive hobby during his four-year residence in England, bookbinding became an all-encompassing passion upon his return to Canada, so much so that he decided to leave academia and pursue book craft full-time.

Receiving instruction in England, Canada, Mexico, and Greece, buoyed by the tireless encouragement and support of several distinguished mentors, Alex has been binding professionally for the past fifteen years in his west-end bookbindery. Specializing in period or historical bindings, the atelier staff (of one) is well equipped to deal with a myriad of bibliopegistic requests, ranging from elaborate fully gilt leather period or pictorial bindings to paper repair, light bleaching and deacidification.

Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions about your books.

Alex McGuckin